Methods-of-Motivating-Students-Interest-in-English-Teaching英语教学中激发学生学习兴趣的方法

PAGEPAGE19MethodsofMotivatingStudentsInterestinEnglishTeachingContentsContents 1摘要 2Abstract 3I.Introduction 4II.PresentEnglishTeachingandLearningSituation 42.1PresentEnglishTeachingSituation 42.2PresentEnglishLearningSituation 5III.TheImportanceofInterestinLearningEnglish 5IV.DetailedMethodstoMotivateStudents’InterestinEnglish 64.1BuildaHarmoniousRelationshipbetweenTeachersandStudents 64.2HelpStudentsEstablishConfidence 64.3ArrangeEffectiveLessons 74.3.1MakeProfoundPreparation 74.3.2CreateanInterestingEnglishEnvironment 84.4DesignDiversifiedHomework 84.5CultivateStudentstoFormGoodHabits 9V.Conclusion 9References 11摘要兴趣对英语的教与学有很大的帮助。它是学生学好英语的内在动力。教师要想方设法把学生吸引到教学活动中，让学生体会到学习英语是一种乐趣，才能调动学生的积极性和主动性，从而提高教学质量。本文首先指出在外语教学现状以及培养学生兴趣的重要性，通过对学生的心理特点和教学现状的分析，提出在外语教学中提高学生学习兴趣的方法，以达到提高外语教学质量的目的。首先，文章分析了教学现状，指出教学存在的问题。其次，作者指出了兴趣在学习中的作用，强调了兴趣在英语学习中的重要性。接着，本文给出提高学生学习英语的兴趣的具体方案。最后，作者也做出总结，强调只有提高学生学习英语的兴趣才能提高他们学习英语的能力，让英语课堂生动，深刻和轻松。

关键词：英语教学，培养，兴趣

AbstractInterestisausefulauxiliaryinEnglishteachingandlearning.Itisakindofinternalmotivationtopushstudents’studies.TeachersneedtotryeverywaytoattractstudentstotheteachingactivitiesandmakethestudentsexperiencethatEnglish-learningisakindofinterest.Thatwillhelptostimulatetheenthusiasmandmotivationofstudentsandimprovetheteachingquality.Theauthorfirstlydescribesthecurrentteachingandlearningsituationandpointsouttheproblem.Second,theauthoremphasizestheimportanceofinterestinEnglishlearningandteaching.Then,theauthorputsforwardthedetailedmethodabouthowtoimprovestudents’interestinEnglishteaching.Finally,theauthordrawsaconclusiontoexpressthatonlyifstudents’interestinEnglish-learningimprovedcanstudents’abilityofEnglish-learningenhance,whichwillmakestheteachingvivid,impressiveandeasy.

Keywords:cultivation,Englishteaching,interest

I.IntroductionInterestisveryimportantinlearningEnglishandisalsoaneffectivemotivationtolearnEnglish.Itcanpushpeopleforwardtolearnactively.Soitsurelyisacrucialelementwhichcaninfluenceone’sattitudes,motivateone’spotentialandkeepone'sperseverance.InordertohaveaneffectiveEnglishlessonwhichisbeneficialandinteresting,firstofall,anEnglishteachershouldlearnstudents’learningpsychologyandmotives,andthenusesomeadvancedandeffectivetechniquestoteachEnglishinclassroomaccordingtopreviousstudy.Tosomeextent,themosteffectivemethodtomakeEnglishteachingandlearningsmoothandsuccessfulistoarousestudent’sinterestinEnglish.(Celce-Murcia,1988)[1]JustasEinsteinoncesaid“Interestisthebestteacher.”Itistosaythatinterestisadirectmotivatingelementtopushforwardstudents’learningwhichmeansthatinterestplaysanindispensableroleinEnglishlearning.Comparativelyspeaking,learningEnglishisratherdull,especiallytostudysomanynewwordsandalargeamountofvocabulary.Inthisresult,a

numberofstudentsbecomeafraidofit.Therefore,itisteachers’obligationtoencouragethemtolearnEnglishandteachersshouldsparenoefforttomotivatethestudents'interest.II.PresentEnglishTeachingandLearningSituation2.1PresentEnglishTeachingSituationInChina,toalargeextent,Englishteachingisalwaysdominatedbytheteachers,Englishpracticesaremostlytext-oriented,andattentionisscarcelypaidtotrainingstudents’interestinlearningEnglish.Thetraditionalteachingmethodsareprimarilyreferredtoas

didacticswhichisakindofteachingmethodologyinwhichthemaintaskofateacheristodeliveralectureliterallyorteachthelinguisticknowledge,andmeanwhilethemaintaskofstudentsisjusttolistenandtakedownnotes.(YeJianping,2006)[3]However,theyonlyaccepttheknowledgeinapassivewaywhichisgivenbytheteacher,insteadofthemselveswhoshouldbeactivetounderstand,learn,rememberandapplytheknowledge.Inthisway,didactics

isactuallynonsenseforthestudentstostudywellandlearnrealknowledge,andshouldn'tbefrequentlyappliedinEnglishteaching.2.2PresentEnglishLearningSituationInaclassroom,itistheusualsituationthatmoststudentskeepsilentandplayaroleasaudience.What’smore,theyseldomspeakEnglishorputuptheirhandstoanswertheteacher’squestionsvoluntarily,letalonesomeevenfallasleep.ItseemsthattheyareattachinglittleimportancetoEnglishlearningandlackinginterestinEnglishclass.Thereareobliviouslytwoprimaryreasonsforthissituationofnon-participation:oneisthatmanystudentshavejustlosttheirinterestinlearningEnglish,andtheotheroneisthatsomestudentsevenhavelosttheirhopeinlearningEnglishduetotheirpoorrudimentaryknowledge.(韦清惠,2007)[6]III.TheImportanceofInterestinLearningEnglishAccordingtothepresentcriteriaoncurriculumofEnglish,Englishteachingshouldbepromulgatedandputintopracticeinordertospeedupstudents’comprehensiveabilityinaharmoniousway.Students’interestisoneofthemostimportantelementsinfluencingtheirsuccessorfailureinlearningalanguage,becauseitisakindofinnermotivationthatdrivesstudentstopursueacourseofbehavior.Teachersshouldmotivatestudent’sdesireforlearningknowledgesoastoarousetheirinterestinlearningEnglish.Studentscangetsomeknowledgeonlyhavinginterestinit.ThestudentsincountrymiddleschoolarenotinterestedinEnglish.Mostofthemthinkituselessunlesstheywillgotohigherschools.SoIpaymoreattentiontothetrainingofthestudents.Ofcourse,wemayusemanykindsofwaystoincreasestudents’interest:playingEnglishgames;tellingEnglishstories;toguessriddles;etc.Alltheseactivitieswillplayaveryimportantroleinthetrainingsteps.IV.DetailedMethodstoMotivateStudents’InterestinEnglishInordertoarousestudents’interestinEnglish,Englishteachersshouldadoptadvanceandeffectiveteachingmethodsasmuch

astheycan,developandencouragestudents'potentialinlearningEnglishpronunciation,grammarandvocabulary,whicharethethreebasiclanguageelements,andalsothefoundationofthefourlanguageskillsincludinglistening,speaking,readingandwriting.

4.1BuildaHarmoniousRelationshipbetweenTeachersandStudentsAsanoldChinesesayinggoes,ifonlythestudentsareclosedtoteacher,theywouldlovetheteacher’slesson.(DaviesP,2002)[4]Inotherwords,whenthestudentslikeandholdapositiveattitudetowardtheteacher,theywouldlovethesubjecttaughtbytheteacher.Therefore,inordertocarryoutsmoothteachingandlearning,teachersshouldestablishaharmoniousrelationshipbetweenthemandthestudents.Itisthebasisofagoodrelationshipbetweenteachersandstudentsthatteachersshouldloveandrespectstudents.AsChairmanMaooncesaid,giftsofpeoplearelikesparks,andtheycanputout,atthesametime,theycanburnup,asisthecasewithencouragementwhichcankindlestudentstogetbetterachievements.Teachers’loveandunderstandingswillencouragestudentstostudyhardandmakeprogress.Thisisalsotheirresponsibility.Teachers’behaviorshavealong-lastinginfluenceonstudents’minds.Astheproverbsays,Loveme,lovemydog,sotosomeextent,theteachers'loveofstudentswillbetransferredtothestudents'loveofEnglishlearning.4.2HelpStudentsEstablishConfidenceItiswidelyacceptedthateverythingdependsonone'sownattitudeanddeterminationandthatpracticemakesperfect.(扈中平,2008)[7]Asateacher,sometechniquesaretobeneeded.Theyshouldhaveawiderangeoftheprofoundacademicknowledge.inteaching,theyshouldgainasenseofhumorwhichcanmakethelessonsmoothandactive,forusuallystudentspreferhumorousteachersandaremorelikelytobeattractedbythiskindofcharisma.Theclassroomteachingisnotenoughforstudents,andmorepracticeisneededbothinandoutofclassinEnglishlearning.Englishhasitsspecialcharacteristics,andteachersshouldmakethefullestuseofthefeaturestoarousethestudents’interestandmotivation.I.Thesecondclassroompracticeisdifferentfromtheinstructioninclass,anditisaplatformforstudentstogivefreereintotheirimaginationandcreativity.Itisasimportantastheclassroomteaching.Itiswell-knownthatconfidencecanmakeonesuccessful.Similarly,ifstudentshaveconfidence,theywillbesuccessfulinEnglishlearning.Moreconfidenceandfirmdeterminationareneeded.Oncestudentshaveconfidence,theycanovercomealotofdifficultiestheymayface,anddevotethemselvestolearning.(任秀珍,2006)[10]Topraisethestudentsratherthantocriticizethemwillgetsurprisingharvest.Praisecouldhelpstudentsbecomeconfident.So,teachershouldgivemoreencouragementandpraisetostudentsinsteadofsomeharshandcoldwords..Inmostsituations,theirconfidenceiseasytogethurtandtheiractivitiesareusuallyconfinedinalimitedscope.Furthermore,encouragementwilleasethetenseatmosphereintheclass.Eventhoughstudentsmadesomemistakes,theteachersshouldencourageandhelpthemtobuildtheirconfidence.4.3ArrangeEffectiveLessonsAtschool,studentstendtorelyontheteachertoleadthemtolearnEnglishwell.So,teachershouldorganizeeffectiveEnglishclassandmakesomeinnovationbasedonstudents’differentEnglishlevel,individualcharacter,andinterestandcomprehensionability.4.3.1MakeProfoundPreparationThefirstthingateacherneedstodoistopreparehisorherworktobeeffective.Itisbeyonddoubtthatteachersshouldpreparetheirlessonsprofoundly.Agoodpreparationworkisbasedontheteachingmaterialaswellasknowingstudentswell.Asateacher,itisnecessarytolearntheteachingmaterialsthoroughlyandunderstandthestudentswhoaregoingtoattendtheclass.Furthermore,togivethestudentsasoundintroductionofthebackgroundrelevanttotheobjectivesofthelessonwillhelpthemtogetreadyfortheclassbothlinguisticallyandpsychologically.Thisprocedurewillencouragethestudentstobeactivetolearnwhattheywanttoknowinthefollowingclasstime.4.3.2CreateanInterestingEnglishEnvironmentSinceeveryclassisdistinct,teachersshouldcreativelycomeupwiththeteachingprocedureanditisnotwisetoapplyonlyoneproceduretoostrictly.(JoMcDonough,2000)[2]Instead,ateachershouldmanagevariousactivitiesaccordingtotheneedsandinterestofthestudents.Tobeginwith,itwillhelpthestudentsconcentratetheirattention.Then,thevariousactivitieswillhelpthemdeveloptheirreceptiveandproductiveabilitiesandapplythelanguageinrealsituations.Inthoseactivities,thestudentscanplaytherolesoforganizers,actorsoraudienceratherthanthetestersinfrontoftheteacher.(学习网,12008)[8]Andstudents’activeparticipationinclassisoneimportantfactorinteachingasuccessfullesson.

ItiswidelyknownbymostEnglishteachersthatplayinggamesisaveryusefulmethodinEnglishteaching.Itcannotonlyarousestudents’interestbutalsomakethempracticeoralEnglishinarelaxedway.Inaddition,becauseEnglishisaforeignlanguage,sostudentshaverarechancetohearandspeakitbeyondEnglishclass.AsfarastheEnglishlearningatschoolisconcerned,moststudentstendtorelyontheirteacherstolearnEnglish.Butlanguagelearningcannotgowithoutalanguageenvironment.Inthisregard,duringtheclass,teachersshouldbuildEnglish-learningatmosphere,whichcanhelpstudentstolearnEnglishactivelyandefficiently.4.4DesignDiversifiedHomeworkItisindispensablefortheteachertosetagoalalittleexceedingastudent’scurrentcompetence,inthiswaymostofthestudentscankeepprogress.(LuYun,2004)[5]Theirestimationofthetask’svalueassignedtothemandthechancesofsuccessareclearlyvitalcomponentsoftheirmotivation.SotheteachershouldincreasethefrequencyofgivingfeedbackandadjustthelevelandthecontentsofthetasksoastomakethemajorityofthestudentsgainasenseofachievementinthelanguagelearningMoreover,teachersalsocanofferseveralformsofhomeworkatdifferentleveltoaccordingtodifferentstudents’ability.Thus,eachstudentcanmakeafreechooseaccordingtotheirindividualconditionandteachersshouldencouragethemtofinishthehomeworkasmuchaspossibleatthesametime.Inthisway,homeworkcannotonlyhelpthestudentstoreviewtheknowledgethatlearntinclass,butalsomotivatetheirinterestinEnglish.4.5CultivateStudentstoFormGoodHabitsAstheproverbgoes,“Habitisthesecondnature".(关鸿羽,2006)[9]ItiswithoutdoubtthatagoodhabitofstudyingEnglishisveryimportantandnecessary.Agoodhabitisabsolutelynotformedimmediately.Inaclass,teachersshouldremindstudentsofforminggoodhabits.Atveryfirsttime,someteachersmaynotbeawareofthesignificanceofgoodhabits,butafteraperiodoftime,theywillrealizethatandhelpstudentstocultivatethehabitsgradually.ItistruethathewhotrieshisbesttolearnEnglishwellhashisowngoodhabitsoflearningEnglish,suchaslearningactivelyandearnestly,beingabletofindproblems,andbeingpositiveinthinkingandansweringteacher’squestions.Finally,theycanformhabitsofthinkingindecentlylikeusingreferencebookssoastogetgoodachievementsintheend.V.ConclusionGenerallyspeaking,interestisagreatauxiliaryinEnglishteachingandlearning.Itisworththetroubletoarousestudents’interestinEnglishlearning.Thisthesisonlytalkssomesuperficialwaystoimprovestudents’interestinEnglishlearning.AnEnglishteachershouldstudyassiduouslyandpreparelessonscarefully.Furthermorehe

shoulddesignelaboratelyandbeboldinpractice.AnEnglishteacher,whoisunwillingtostudyassiduouslyandpreparethelessoncarefully,willneverhavegoodteachingmethod.Sofar,theusageofsongs,andlearner-centered

activitiesareclarified.Theadvantagesandsomekeypointsareexplained.Itisnowmoreapparentthattheteachingofpronunciation,vocabularyandgrammarcanbesupportedeffectivelybyusingsuchresources.Accordingtotheneedsanalysisofthestudentsandtheanalysisof

theirpsychologicalcharacteristics,theirlikes,dislikesaswellasthemotivationsoftheirstudy,severaltechniquescanbeintegratedwithsuchresources.Sinceteachingisadevelopingart,whichrequiresinnovativeandcreativeideastoenrichitseffectiveness,wemustnothesitatetousesuchresourcesinourclassrooms.Theseresourcescanassistourteachingwhileprovidingarelaxedatmosphereandmotivatingstudents.

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Sayinganddoingaretwodifferentthings.说和做是迥然不同的两回事。Sayingisonething,anddoinganother.说是一回事，做是另一回事。Actionspeakslouderthanwords.行动胜过语言。Betterearlythanlate.宁早勿迟/早做比迟做好。Betterlatethannever.迟到总比不到强；迟做总比不做好。Amancan’tberobbedofhislearning.学问是偷不走的。Askmuch,knowmuch.问得多，懂得多。Hewhoquestionsnothinglearnsnothing.不提问，没学问。（不提问题者学不到任何东西。）Amanbecomeslearnedbyaskingquestions.不耻下问才能有学问Discontentisthefirststepinprogress.不满足是进步的开端。Seldomseen,soonforgotten.少见易忘Alittlelearningisadangerousthing.一知半解是危险的。Byreadingweenrichthemind.博览群书长见识。Allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy.凡事总是由难而易Thinktwicebeforeweleap.三思而后行。Pridegoes/comesbeforeafall.骄傲使人失败。Ifyourunaftertwohares,youwillcatchneither.Businesscomesbeforepleasure.事业在先，享受在后Don’tcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched.鸡蛋未孵出，不要先数鸡。You

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Acontentedmindisaperpetualfeast.知足长乐。Wordsarebutwind,butseeingisbelieving/toseeistobelieve.耳听为虚，眼见为实Amancandonomorethanhecan.量力而行。Donotteachfishtoswim.

/Don’ttrytoteachyourgrandmothertosuckeggs.不要班门弄斧。Abadworkmanalwaysblameshistools.拙匠常怪工具差/不会撑船怪河弯。When

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sow.一分耕耘，一分收获Workmakestheworkman.勤工出巧匠。Diligenceisthemotherofsuccess.勤奋是成功之母。Geniusisnothingbutlabouranddiligence.天才无非是劳动和勤勉。Earlybirdscatchworms.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。Nopains,nogains.不劳无获。Nosweetwithoutsweat.苦尽甘来。Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.天助自助者/天道酬勤。Thereisnoroyalroadtolearning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。/学无坦途Onlybyworkinghardcanwereapabumperharvest.Idlenessistherootofallevils.懒惰是万恶之源。Industryisthesoulofbusinessandthekeystoneofprosperity.勤劳是事业的灵魂,是成功的基石。朋友篇：

Thereisnofriendsofaithfulasagoodbook.好书是最忠诚的朋友。

Agoodbookisyourbestfriend.好书如挚友。

Agoodbookisagoodfriend.好书如挚友

Agoodbookisthebestoffriends,thesametodayandforever.一本好书,相伴一生

Booksandfriendsshouldbefewbutgood.书和朋友不在于多而在于精。

Books,likefriends,shouldbefewandwellchosen.读书要精选，结友要审慎。

Withoutafriend,theworldiswilderness.没有朋友，世界是荒野一片。

Afaithfulfriendishardtofind.知音难觅

Afriendwithoutfaultswillneverbefound.没有十全十美的朋友

Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难见真情。

Afriendtoallisafriendtonone.滥交友者无友。

Afriendiseasierlostthanfound.朋友易失不易得。

Likeandlikemakegoodfriends.趣味相投。

Awordspokenispastrecalling.一言既出，驷马难追。

Keepgoodmencompanyandyoushallbeofthenumber.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

Hewhokeepscompanywiththewolfwilllearntohowl.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

Everymanhashisfaults.金无足赤，人无完人。

Goodadviceisbeyondallprice.忠告无价宝。

Goodmedicinetastesbittertothemouth.良药苦口利于病。（忠言逆耳利于行。）

Joysharedwithothersismoreenjoyed.与人分享的快乐更快乐。

Unitedwestand,dividedwefall.团结则存，分裂则亡。

Wearenotbornforourselves.人生在世不光为己。

Weareinthesameboat.同病相怜/我们的处境相同

其它：

Beautyisbutskindeep.美貌不能持久/红颜易变/有美貌未必有美德

Lifeisnotabedofroses.生活并不是玫瑰花床；人生并不是到处鸟语花香。

There'snorosewithoutathorn.玫瑰皆有刺(人不可能有十全十美的人生)

Nogardenwithoutweeds.没有无杂草的花园(任何事物都有利有弊)

Everycoinhasitstwosides.任何硬币都有两面(有利有弊)

Allthatglittersisnotgold.闪光的未必都是金子。

Loveatfirstsight.一见钟情。

Outofsight,outofmind.眼不见，心不烦。

Silenceisgold.沉默是金。

Greatmindsthinkalike.英雄所见略同。

Habitisasecondnature.习惯成自然。

Wecan'tjudgeapersonbywhathesaysbutbywhathedoes.判断一个人，不听言语看行动

Nothingventured,nothinggained.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

Lifeislikethemoon,nowdark,nowfull.月有阴晴圆缺，人有旦夕祸福。

Evenacleverhousewifecannotcookameal/makebreadwithoutrice.巧妇难为无米之炊

It’sbettertogivethantotake.给与比接受更为幸福。

Itishardtopleaseall.众口难调

Eastorwest,homeisthebest.走遍天下，家里最好。（金窝银窝不如自家草窝。）

Thegrassisgreenerontheothersideofthehill.山那边的草更绿。（山外有山，天外有天。）时间篇：

Anhourinthemorningisworthtwointheevening.

一日之计在于晨.

Timeismoney.

一寸光阴一寸金.

Timeflies.

光阴似箭，日月如梭。

Timehaswings.

光阴去如飞。

Losttimeneverreturnsanymore.

光阴一去不复返。

Timepastcannotbecalledbackagain.光阴一去不复返。

Timeflieslikeanarrow,andtimelostneverreturns.光阴似箭，一去不返

Timeandtidewaitfornoman.岁月不等人。

Timeislifeandwhentheidlemankillstime,hekillshimself.

时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命/时间就是生命，节省时间，就是延长生命

Timetriesfriendsasfiretriesgold.(时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金）

Timetriestruth.（时间检验真理）

Timeisthefatheroftruth.（时间是真理之父）

Timewilltell.（时间能说明问题）

Timetriesall.（时间检验一切）

Tomorrownevercomes.（明天无尽头，明日何其多）

Whatmaybedoneatanytimewillbedoneatnotime.常将今日推明日，推到后来无踪迹

Oneofthesedaysisnoneofthesedays.拖延时日，终难实现。或：改天改天，不知哪天

Don'tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday.今日事今日毕。

Onetodayisworthtwotomorrows.一个今天胜似两个明天。

Todaymustborrownotingoftomorrow.今日事今日了。

Tosavetimeistolengthenlife.节约时间就是延长生命。

Anidleyouth,aneedyage.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

健康篇：

Healthisbetterthanwealth.健康胜于财富。

Healthishappiness.健康就是幸福。

Laughteristhebestmedicine.笑是最好的良药。

Earlytobedandearlytorise,makesamanhealthy,wealthyandwise.早睡早起使人健康、富有又聪明。

Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.

一天一苹果，不用请医生。

Wealthisnothingwithouthealth.失去健康，空有财产。

智慧篇：

Theolder,thewiser.年岁增长，智慧增长。

Twoheadsarebetterthanone.三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮。

Yearsbringwisdom.年岁增长智慧。

Experienceisthemotherofwisdom.经验乃智慧之母

Betterwitthanwealth.智慧胜过财富。

Theolder,thewiser.姜是老的辣。

Knowledgeispower.知识就是力量。

成功篇：

AllroadsleadtoRome条条大路通罗马。

Wellbegun,halfdone.良好的开端等于成功的一半。

Thefirststepisthehardest./Itisthefirststepthatcoststroublesome.

万事开头难。

Nomancandotwothingsatonce.一心不可二用。

Abadbeginningmakesabadending.不善始者不善终。

Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.善始出善终。

Hewhowouldclimbtheladdermustbeginatthebottom.欲登梯者从底始/千里之行，始于足下。

Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.千里之行始于足下/万丈高楼平地起。

Learntowalkbeforeyourun.

循序渐进

Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.有志者事竟成。

Successbelongstothepersevering.胜利属于有毅力的人。

Romewasnotbuiltina/oneday.伟业非一日之功/冰冻三尺非一日之寒

Nothingisimpossibleifyouputyourheartintotoit.世上无难事，只怕有心人。

Constantdrippingwearsawaythestone.滴水石穿;绳锯木断

Willispower.意志就是力量。

Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.坚持就是胜利。

Aboldattemptishalfsuccess.勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。

Witandwillstriveforthevictory.智慧和意志是胜利的保障。

Failureisthemotherofsuccess.失败是成功之母。

Greathopesmakegreatman.伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

Hopeforthebestandpreparefortheworst.抱最好的希望，作最坏的打算。

Whateverisworthdoingatall,isworthdoingwell.凡是值得做的，就值得好好去做。

Strikewhiletheironishot趁热打铁(无论做什么事，都要抓住时机，否则会出现徒劳无获的情况)

Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

Livingwithoutanaimislikesailingwithoutacompass.生活无目标，犹如航海无方向。

Self-trustisthefirstsecretofsuccess.

自信是成功的第一秘诀。

Confidenceinyourselfisthefirststepontheroadtosuccess.自信是走向成功的第一步

Killtwobirdswithonestone.一箭双雕。

Nothingistoodifficultifyouputyourheartintoit.世上无难事只要肯攀登。

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